T&C Magazine Issue 24 by Otterbein University

LETTER FROM THE EDITOR I r<'m<'mber t\lo thin~ about my rirst )car at Otterbein. I remember l<',arning in ori<'ntalion and m) dassc;, about th<' importanc.c of getting int<'rnships and being imohcd on campus. I also r<'m<'mb<'r ho" th<' communication departm<'nt came around m<' to support m) college journey, C,,IXX'iall) profcs..-or Dan tcinbcrg. I took Dan's introduction to public relations class, and it solidified m) d1oiC<' to pursu<' a career in that field. I le ,upplicd me" ith )Ogurts in his office and proofrd ro,um(><, and cowr letters for m<'. I le h!'lp<'d me get my fir,t practicum, or "mini-intem,hip:' <''-peri<'nce in the Otterb<'in mark<'ting& communications ofriC<'. I le ah,a}S told me I can do an}thing. The joke among the m3f,iazin<' staffen, is that\\(' should c,all thi, issue the '·Dan & (',ardinar' magazine.\\ hen \IC started to sec the int<'N'<tion, l><'l\1r.en Dan and ;.c1eral stories in this i,,u<'- from th<' inten i<'11 \I ith Huth Bader Cin,burg·s daughter on page 7 to his per><mal inw,tmcnt in wtting studcnL, interm,hip, to his influen<·e on" rilcr Jamb Hu"-."<'11 (page 2;"j)-our advi'<·r, Emma I lcntcrl}, a,k<'<I. '·\\ hy aren't \IC doing a SL0f) on Lhi gu)'(' \\ (' d<'Cidoo Lo do just that, and Dan & Cardinal 11a, born. Thi, magazine i,n't r<'all) all alX>ut Dan. although h<' i, a pi\()tal profes'-<>r on campus, helping,tudcnL, pursue their dre,am,. Instead. thi, "<'m<',l<'r·, magazin<' focu:,('!,, on ('arr.er;, and h<l\\ )OU can gi•L ,tarL(',(I preparing for )0llr dn~m job II hil<' in coll<>g<'. From l<'arning h011

lo land an internship on page 26 Lo the student entrepreneur on page 22. this issue feature,'S student stories and their pursuit of big career dreams. \Ve also feature our Otterbein alumni who hme made it hig in our profile package of CEOs on page 16. And that's right in line II ith Dan's ethos: inspiring students to be their best selves and succeed in thcir ca rec rs. As an intern-aholic, I kno11 the im1X>rtanc.c of these e>..p<'ricnccs. l\e held three different internships and one practicum in three years, ranging from a mental health nonprofit to a public rl011er company. I ha,e learned it is critical to intersect both my passions and dislikes with my future career options, much like the students in the stor) on page 24 did. I horlC that )OU can relate to these storic;, and be cncouragro in )Our career journe) a )OU re,ad this issue. I hope )OU can take IX>th a little ach ice and a little ho1lC from each stor). Last!), I hope these Storie;, remind )OU that )OU can do an)thing)OU set )Our mind to doing.

JULIA GRIMM EDITOR-IN-CHIEF

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MEETTHE STAFF

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TABLE FOR ONE? b_y Amanda li'adke z.J

FROM COLLEGE TO CORPORATE b_y.Julia Crimm '22 anrl !Vt,talic Smith z.J

OTTERBEIN'S MILITARY MEDIC b_y Amanda li'adke '24

THE INTERSECTION BETWEEN PASSIONS AND CAREER b_yC11 cn /lug-hr · ':!I

ATHLETIC RECRUITING AROUND THE WORLD b_y .Jacob li'usscl/ '22

EVERY FRAME MATTERS b_y Katie lrcgma/l z2

GREEK GIVES BACK b_y Amanda li'arlke z4

A GIRL AND HER HEROINE b_yC11 en llughes '21

b_y ./orr(yn 1/a,y 22

RETURNING REDSHIRTS b_y .hcob li'usscl/ '22 and Katie IJ1/i:&'man 22

THE POWER OF ASKING: DAN STEINBERG'S SECRET

PURSUING PASSION AND PURPOSE b_y .hrob /?1.1s.;d/ z2

FROM ZOO ELEPHANTS TO THE NEW YORK GIANTS b,t .Julia Crimm 22

28 OTTERBEIN 'S UNIQUE PETS bJ Katie ll'r1:ml!1J 22

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Meet the quirl y, talented and ometime crazy team of even be~ind the w~iting and de ign of this entire magazine. Photos by Jordyn Mary '22

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Left, Kurt Fortman, a fixture of Otterbein's men's golf team, hopes to have a financial planning career after Otterbein's MBA program. Righ t, Angelia Jackson is one of two "COV/O redshirts" on the women's basketball team this season.

Returning Redshirts Welcome to the era of the NCAA's eligibility blanket waiver for COVID-19. By Jacob Russell '22 and Katie Wegman '22 Photos courtesy of Otterbein Athletics

On OcL 28, 2020, th!' '\ational Coll(•giat<' Athl<'tiC' Asso('iation ('\CA,\) Divi,ion 111 l'rcsidl'nts Council is,1wd a blank<'t l'ligibilit) waiver granting all 2020-2021 ,tudent-athlete, an additional )Par of athletic i·ligihility. -\ho11l 20 Cardinals, 11ho ar<· l'ith(•r enrolkd in an Otterh<·in gra<li1alr program or taking a fifth y!'ar to fini,h their bachelor·, drgr('(>, ar<' (·om1wting this acad!'mi(' )<'ar 11nd(·r tlw waiwr as of Srp[(•mlll'r 2021. 1-:xp<•('l that number to grm, as student-athl<·te, in spring sports who graduated in spring 2021 ('on,ider r<'lurning to s('hool to ('Ompete. Fans an· going to hear about this blanket 11aiH'r for years to come as the next thn·,· graduating dassi·s dc('idc· the length of their collegial<' athletic, can·,·rs. 1-~\l'n currrnt sophomorrs ha,e a tough choice to maki· in a f,·11 )<'ar,, but right 11011 all Ottrrbein <')eS arr on those Cardinal, 1d10 an· taking tlwir la,t athl!'lic ride. 1-,.url Fortman. a first-)rar \1 13" studrnt 1d10 graduatrd 11ith a badwlor·s degree in finan('e in tlw spring. ha, returned lo Otterbein for a sixth ,,•a,on on thr mcn·s golf team due to CO\ ID-19"s effect on t 11 o spring seasons. After having a full-time· job offer res('inded in the spring and <p1illing l110 jobs that 11ere not for him , Fortman 11ants a maslt·r\ d!'gr<•(· to direct his c·ar<·c·r to financial planning. H!'caiN' l-<1rtman no long,·r li\l', on <·a m pus, tlw friendship~ and hrothNhood aro11nd golf arc I ital. lw sa)s. '·T(w biggest thing for me 11 a, thr t<•arn:· Fortman explains. ··(f I ,,a, not <·onnccted 11ith tlwm. I <lo not think I 110111d haH· ,·om,• hack.". Tlw graduate studenl. 11ho Im, (w('n a top pla},·r on the t!'a m for tlw pa,t th n•e sC'asons. lwl i<'ws IH' can l!'ad thi, y!'ar\ tight-knit [(•am to a ('onf<'r<'ll('<' title and national drnmpionship conl(•ntion this s!'a,on. Ang,·lia Ja('k,011 , \\ho\\ ill I)(' pla)ing lwr fifth ,<•ason for tlw wonwn\ 6 I NOVEMBER 202 1

basketball team , also enrolled in graduate school for career direction. \\ hl'n deciding 11 hcthcr she should return to Otterbein, Jackson comidered if gelling her master's degree \\ould be \\Orth it. "With CO\ ID's effect on the joh markel. I tho11ghl. ·\X'h) not do the c, tra sd1ooling 1101,'( ·, says Jackson. ,\ ;.pring 2021 business administration & management graduate, Jackson is learning in her ~IBA ('ourses that she \,ants to go into IT or m,~dieal sales. As she is learning ahout herself in the classroom, Jackson wants to teach her )Oungcr teammates to app r!'ciatc their college basketball careers. " I want them to realize they should never take a day for . granted. because I almost lost Jmuch of m) college basketball da)sl for good. It \\as the worst ferling c1er;· Jackson says. Lorenza Savini, an experirnccd runner for both the \\ Omen's cross countr) and track teams. enrolled for an added semester to finish her biochemistry & molecula r biology major" ith in-person labs. She hopes lo attend veterinary school after sprnding a few years in the \1orklorcc. With track season slated to start in January, Savin i "ill only run cross ('0llntry this year. Like Jackson , Savini \\ants to guide her young team. '· ( havr a lot of experirncc from going to Jthc \ CA'\ championships! frc,hman and sophomore years.'· Savini sa)S. " I can use that exprri<·ncc to be a leadrr and help the )Ounger runners \\hen "ego to big meets and ncnes run high."' \\'hi l<' mentoring her ine,.,pcrienced teammates. thr rifth-)ear srnior aims to qualif) for the national race a third time. Tlm,e thrr<· hav<' th<• opportunit) to sl't a high bar for futur<' '·C()\ ID r!'dshirts"' by ;.ucc·c,·ding in their final s,·asons.

Payton Kaufman during her virtual interview with Ruth Bader Ginsburg's daughter, Jane Ginsburg.

A Girl and Her Heroine How one Otterbein student met the daughter of the notorious Ruth Bader Ginsburg By Gwen Hughes '21 Photo courtesy of Dan Steinberg In ninth grad<'. Payton Ka11fman 11a, ,h1mn a po,t of Huth Bader Cin,burg, and h<'r life b<'camC' con,umrd ,1ith thi, Supreml· Court ju,tic<' and rnltural i('on. Slw d('\l>llr<'d all th<' boob and movi<'s sh<' ('Ould find abrn1t this small but pl)\\('rful ,,oman.

to a 11('\I leH'I ,,hen ,h(' got tlw inrn·dihlcopport11nity to inLNvie,, her daughtn. Columbia la,1 prof1•;,sor. author and reno,1 ned i ntel le('tual propnl) atlornl') Jan(• Cimlrnrg. h.aufman ,,a, ,•,trrnwly nl'rvo11:, to intrrvi1·,1 Cin,llllrg.

In the int,·n i,·,1. h.aufman ,1,1, ,urpri,<'d h) the llll('a nny phrical re,rmhlarH'(' lwt,1l•t·n Jan<· Cin,hurg an<I hrr motlwr. Cin,h1rrg al,o evok,·d lwr rnothrr', trait, in conv<:r,ation h) promptl) l·o rn•<'ling Kaufman and anS\1<·ring hl'r q1rr,tio11,.

\\ h<'n Kaufman's loV<· and admiration for Justic<' Ginsburg began. sh<' kn<',~ little· about any Supr<'m(· Courtju,ti('l',. ll'l alo1w on<' of its mo,t notoriou, and gro11ndbr<'aking f<-male ju,ti<'l'S.

\\ lwn a,ked ,,hy ,h<· agr('1•d to tlw intnvi,·,,. Cin,lrnrg ,aid in an !'mail. --1 agrr('d to tlw Zoom <'all ,1 ith Payton Kaufman lwn1u:,1• her profe;,;,or ,1 rot<' :,11!'h a mm ing and p('r,ua,iH' appea1.··

Spl·aking,1ith Cin,b11rga11d lrarning . rnon· about lwr motlwr', hi,tory. i1H'lud111g fal'h not found in hook, or mm it·,. '"1' <·omplt•t<'I) imaluahlt· to Kaufrnan.

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The email. \Hittrn b) Kaufman\ communi('ation profn,,or Dan StrinlH'rg (rl'ad hi, ,tory on pagr• 21 ). ,aid , " I ,101rl1I low to,-('<' Payton ,triw to IH'('Oml· an atlorn<'y and/or ,eek public· offi('(· one day. I ob,<·ne 11ncommon ll'a<il'r,hip ,kill, in lwr, and I \1 ill ,wrk hard to lwlp lwr ,,·t and al'hi1·,1· lwr goal,:·\\ lwn n·q1H•,ting a Zoom 1111·,•ting. tlw !'mail ,ai,I that tlw intl'nil·,1·, purpo-i· ,,a, .. to 1'\l'it«' and in,pin· lh.aufmanl about a la11 !'arl'l'r. and lo an,,1,·r a ft•\1 q1w,tion, about J11,til't' Ci11,h11rg:·

mo,t importantly th<' mC'aning of a ;.trong ,~oman," ,ays Kaufman. --Sh<' ,1c1s ah1ay, fca rl<',S and st<'ad fa;,t in h<'r belief,, ,1 h ieh I hop<' I have· bl'<'Om<' mor<' like a, I learn mor<' about her:· Kaufman al,o ,a)" that Ju,ti('(· Cim,burg', ability lo fight for lwr beli<·f\, <':,fll'('ially gend!'r ('quality. i, an in,piration Lo lwr. \!'ar, latl'r, a, a ,ophomorl' ,tud)ing public rl'lation, al Ottnlll'in . h.aufman', longlwld admiration for Cin,burg a!ha1H'l'd

··Slw told nw about a ti mt' ,dwn ,ht' ,w, in high ,chool . and th<' )<'arhook ,aid lwr arnhition ,~a, to ,1·(· lwr motlwr on tlw S1rprt'llH' Court:• r<'call, h.aufman . ··Shi' ,ai,I it ,1,1, almo,t a jokl· al tlw tinw . hut ,hi' k nl'\1 it ,,rnrld happl'n ,om(·da):· J11,ticl' Cin,l111rg ha, i11f111t·1HTd h.arrfman\ can·,·r ,·hoil·,·, a, \It'll. "'I haw had an int,·n·,t in politi,., ,inl'l' high ,,·hool. ,o I ,1ould11't lw ,11rpri,t·d if I •·rHlt-d rrp doing ,onwthing ,,ithin that lit'ld :· ,a)' h.a11fman. --\ftt·r talkin" to Jan!'. I haw IH'grrn lo thrnk mon· ahorrl till' po--ihilit) of la,1 '"hool." FUTURESPECTIVE

Left, the Tau Delta sorority at their centennial celebration. Right, the Sigma Delta Phi fraternity in the 2021 Otterbein Homecoming parade.

Greek Gives Back By Amanda Radke '24

Frat,·rnitic, and ,ororilies have had a pla('e on Ow·rlwin\ campus ,inc<· 1911 and haw maintained their position for ovn I 00 years now. They an· described as plac<:, to fo,t,·r rdationships on campus, d,•1(·lop l1•ad,·n,hip skills and 1olunt,·er 11ithin th(' Ottnlwin and \\('slcrvill(' ('Omm11niti(•;.. Philanthropy i, a term that get, thro11n around a lot in Creek life. O1<'r Lim<>, it ha, gain('d importance in fraternities and ,ororitic, aeross th1: country, including Ott,·rlwin\ campw,. \lo,l wroriti,·, and fraternities on r-ampw, are local ehapl<·r, and nol officially affiliated II ith their corresponding national organization,, so an) requirements th<·} ha1<· to meet a re set b) Ottcrlwi n leadn,hip. The univrrsil) rrq11irrs camp11s

Creek organizations to ho,l t110 large. mcmlwr-attendcd srrvicc projects (one hour per proj,x'l) and thrc,· smaller service projects (30 minutes p<:r project). 1\1any go abo\e thi, requirement. 11hil<' others choosr to accqit a finP im,tead. l'hilanthrop) is handled dilfrrcntl) 111 sororities eompar('(I to fralPrnities al Otterbein. During ru,h. Thf'ta \u . Sigma \lpha Tau (O,ds), Tau Della and Tau l•:p ilon \1u (T l~\1) all mentioned their philanthrop} to potrntial recruits. "That· s a huge part; that"s what we foe-us the cntircl) of rushing on."' says ,ophomorc nursing major and TEl\'1 philanthrop) chair ')dlle) \\olf. Similar!). Theta \u emphasizes sPrviee to its pot<'ntial nf'11 mf'ml)('r,. '·For our house

tours , art11al I) one of our 11 hole rooms is ca lled ·the service room,'., says Emma Tucky, a senior bioclwmistr) & molecular biology major and Theta l\u's philanthropy chair. " \\1·j11 st tell them 11hat our sen ice is , 11hat 11c· do as ser, ice , ho11 important it is for the chapter and 11hat )Our sen ice requirements arc for the chapter. Prell) much telling them ('ICrything about o~r philanthrop):· In addition , most sororities try to senr a cause they belieH' in.

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lr) ing to make it right nm, ;• ,ays Blai;,i• Facemycr. .londa pre,ident and jrr n ior marketing major.

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How international student-athletes end up representing the cardinals By Jacob Russell '22 Photos courtesy of Otterbein Athletics

In a mov<' from England lo Lexington. Kentucky, in 2006, Oucrlwin men's soccer lwad coach .labon Griffiths follo1H•d his dr!'am of playing eollcgc soccn. \011 he is making the same dn·am come true for three international studf•nts. Griffith, lwr-amr onr· of tlw top midfirlders in the country as a K,·nltH'k) Wildcat lwforr being draftrd h) \1ajor Lragur· So('crr's \ 1, 11 l•: ngland Hr1oli1tion in 2010. L nfortunalel}, his \1 LS carrer 11 a, limitr·d to onr ,t'a,on due lo an injury. Yet, man) countri!'S do not hav<• tlw opportunil) to pursu1· an education 1d1ile comprting 10 I NOVEMBER 2021

in sports, so Griffiths is grateful that he was able to pursue both, even for a short ti me. Since Griffiths· staff cannot afford to travel to trials he ld by agencies that connect aspiring inlrrnational studrnt-athletes and college roaches, the process of extending that opportunity as a head coach begins by "watching film and connecting with peers around the world'' to identif) pla)('J'S who 11ill fit in his program, he says. Henuiting beyond the Lnited States is beneficial. Criffiths says. because international players "hring a different

style and flair lo the game" while conlribuling lo a lively, multicultural locker room. Juni or midfielder and co-captain Li am !I card has made these contribut ions lo the men's soccer learn as an inlcrnalional recruit f~om New Zea land . I leard's journey lo Ollcrbcin slarlcd when his coach, who played socce r al Buller Univers ity in Indi anapo li s, reached oul lo Griffiths with film of his players. In watching lhat film, Griffiths and his staff loved I Icard for his technique with both feel and high soccer IQ. The faller, a term for soccer tactical knowledge and situ at ional awa reness, is the signature of the European-style soccer both I Icard and Griffiths played before coming lo the United Stales. To adapt Lo the more physical American style of soccer, Il ea rd has worked hard in the weight room and adopted a different mentality. Off the field, I !card's leadership, growth and caring approach lo younger players has made Griffiths hope he can be his graduate assistant after earn in g a bachelor's degree in sport management. Other international learn males say I Icard has g reatly helped them in their short Lime al Otterbein by always making himself avai lab le to them , just as Griffiths helped I Icard with insight from his co ll ege soccer experience . The othe r adaptation I Icard has had to make in his time stateside is lo the greate r focus on self in American culture. Despite the culture difference, Il ea rd credits a ll the kind people he has met here as unlike those " in stereotypica l American movies."' Tord ll cskcslad, a freshman forward from \ ornay majoring in environmenta l science, was recruited by Grif"fiths because his European soccer IQ and abi lity lo hold the ball bring something different lo the Cardinals' athletic fronl lin e. ll cskcstad is confident in his mental toughness and Griffiths' soccer ideology. A \lorwcgian agency helped him connect with American coaches and choose lhc right school , which is a process thal is becoming more popular in \ orway. I lcskcslad 11,anls lo return home for graduate schoo l and says he is wrapping his hcad around the education differences, mosl notably that Norwegian universities do not have general education rcq u ire men ls. !I card began helping ll cskcslad adjust to collcgc lifc from across the Atlantic by reaching oul lo him months beforc he arrived on campus, and the whole team immediately wclcomcd him into the fold. "The second day I was herc, I was watching soccer games with the seniors and fell al home," ll cskeslad says. Griffiths' college coach now works al I\I G Academy, an elite athletic preparatory boarding schoo l in Florida. 1\ fruit of that connection is Pablo \lcsa. a freshman defender majoring in business adminislralion &. management 11ho filled the Cardinals' need al center back after receiving posiLivc reviews from his I \I C coaches. lli s Colombian roots give him the technical skill seen in players from his home rnunlry and Brazil. \l esa said Ollerbcin is his firsl (:xpcric•nec playing on lurf but knm,s he can aclapl. Like almost every colleg<· freshman, \l<·sa says time management has been Lhe hard<·sl part of hi, transition. \l tho1l"h findin"b ::-, lime for ,chool, soc<·er, mr·als and sl<'cp can I)(' hard. lw knm1,

As Otterbein's men's soccer head coach, Jason Griffiths (in green) held a 43-23-1 record entering the 2021 season.

nol Lo go against what makes Am<·rican collcg<' clilfrr<'nl. In faf'l, he enjoys opening his mind and inleracling with morc peoplr· in general education courses. I Icard has reminded him Lo k<'ep ~,orking hard and nol ,~orr} about mistakes. The supporl \l esa is rcceiving has made him confidc·nt in his decision Lo ,lll<'nd Ouerbcin. "Whcn you kno\1 something is right. it is ri ght," \lcsa says. "When I am lwrc, I I now I am in the right place." \l(•n's soccer is nol the onl) Cardinals rosln II ith inL<•rnalional studcnl-alhlelcs. ll arnki Tada , a ;.ophomon· has<'hall infi<'lclcr from Japan studying sporl management, i:, anoth,·r I \IG \ cad(·my producl representing OllNb<·in. I le ehos<' Ott('rhcin, 11 ilhoul visiting camp11s due Lo CO\ I D-19, from the option, his I \IC sports adviser presented Lo him b!'causc iL was holh an anid,·mi<" and athletic fil. Although Tada only knew thc head coach , th(• baseball L('am Look him in \vhen 11<' arriH·d on camp11,. Japan<·se baseball differs from ho,v \nwrin1 pla)S its pastim(' in lhal il fornsc, more on dcf!'ns,· than hilling, ha, a strict,•r coachplayer relationship, demands much more resprcl and ofl<·i~ la,·_'-" the expression seen in \m rri!'an ,port,. '·JComparcd lo lw1ng in Japan,·sc hasdiall rnltun·,I I feel mon· fn·Pdom ll<'r<'," "')' Tada, ·'I ferl more rnmforlahlc Jspcaking lo coa<"lwsi in thr I .S." 'l~ida has a reason for his rnmforl, whi<"h i, that Ow·rlwin ba,rball ll<'ad coach Georg<' 1'011ell could nol ,pcak nwn· high I) of him. " ll <m hr mak,·, ewnho<h feel is inn('clibl,·. It's a lolal l<'stam(·nt Lo hi, cullur<>, 11h;J h<' as a 1wr,on , hi, family , evnylhing he 110idd ('\<'r a,,ociaL<· ,, ith:' 1'011,•II ,ar . .. li e i, a SJW<"ial, ,,wcial pcr,on:· The L110 hit it off 1dwn Pm1(·II visited Tada lhn'<' tinw, during tlw Cardinal; 2020 ,pring hr('ak trip lo Florida. Ouerhrin l(•arncd of Tada from a coll,·g,· roomn1<iL 1• of

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\\ hl'n tlw Japan(',(' n ·n11it did not r(';.pond lo tlw ("OaC'h on \\ hat,\pp from \Lct) to \ug11,t 2020 d1H' to inl"rnd i,,11(·,. Po11<·II 11a, 1111,un· h" 110111d l'Oa('h Tada 11ntil lw r<'l'('i\(•d a m, ·,,age from tlw infi,·ldn ,a)ing lw 11(>1dd lw in \\,·,tN,ilk the nnl <la). Si1HT tlwn. P<l\11'11 ha, prai,_.d Tada·, \('r,atilit) on tlw 1liamond a, a"' itl"h hitln II ho i, ,·rlil'i('nl. 111·11-l'oal"lwd . <"an -·do th(' littll' thing<· and lift tlw l<·am II ith hi, 1111d('r,tanding of \mnil'a n <"ult11r<'. Tlw l"Oal"h ha , c-ompletl'd a .lapa1w,e IP,, on on tlw Duolingo app for mon· than I ;j() (·ons(•(·11ti\(· da), and , a)' lw II ill spon,or Tada for d11 a l citiz1•11,hip. Tlw languag1· harrin i, imprm ing for Tada. 11ho ha, lwnclitl'd from hi, l'OaC'h·, .lapa nP,-<' ,tud) a nd 11,1· of g(•,t11r1·, . \\ hil<· PO\\l'II i, l(•arnin g th e .l a pa n1·"' language from tlw app. lw ha, l<·ariwd .lapan1•,1· l'Uiture h) 11 atc-hingTada l<'al'h hi, t1•ammal<·, h) 1·,amplc- lo IH' s('lflc·,,. r1•,,H'1·tful and not hlanw otlwr, 11hPn thin g, do not go tlwir 11 3). \\ ith hi , npni1·nc-,· 11 ith Tada . tlw 1-oal'h ,,ant, lo lrm1·I to Japan and learn from thl' 1·011nlr)·, ha,d,all 1'1Jltur1·. Cahri,·1 \w·h , a 25-)Par-old fn·,hman from Chana. i, r<'turnin g to ,l'hool aftn fivl' )<'ar, lo ,tud) l'omp11ln ;.c-i(•nc-1' a nd C'0lllp<'ll' on tlw nwn \ knni, ll'am . From agi•, 12 to 18. \w·h rqirl',1·nt1·d hi;.

1·011nlr) in tournaments aero,;, \friea. \\ lwn lw fir;,t mmed to the L nit(·d State·, at ag(' 20 in 2016. lw pla)('d tl'nni, for 0111· sl'ason at \1·,, \'lni("() \lilitar) ln;.titull'. a militar) _junior roll<•gc. Tlw 01) mpic Indoor 'lcn n is Cl 11 b. 11 hP1T he ha, pla)l'd si nee lw arri\(·d in Columhu, in 2017. 11a;, \tteh ·s hridg1· to Otterbein. Iii, C'Oa('h then· h. nm,, Ottc-rbei n ten n i;, lwad \"Oaeh 'I) lcr Stq1hen. \1m that \ttd1 i;, a Cardinal. lw drl'am, of going 11n111'fcat<·d this ,<•a;.on and brPaking n·1·ord,. To rl'ac·h those goals. \tteh ne<'ds lo 11,1• hi, l'\IH"ri,·n<·1· from c·linic·, in his return to matC'hr,. ··I le has :,('(•n a ton of different l)p<';. of pla)<'r, 0\('r his )<·ars pla)ing."" ,a)S St,·plwn . ··I\\ ithl c·,cr) ,ingl<· l)IH' of game )Oil pla) again;;t. )OU an· going to imprme.

Off thl' 1·011 rt,. \ttl'h is hei ng tra n,f"ornwd h) tlw ci..pcriPnee of tra,eling to matelws. ml'eting ne11 1wople and being on a passionate team . Coing hach. to college and organized tenni, C'ompl'lition after a half-deeacll' hiatw, can be tough. hut •·1 itl ha, helped me to he more foc·u,,·d on 11hat I am doin"b and hm<' to do to adiic·,e the goal, I hme ;-.('l for m) sclf."" \tteh ,a)'· Lih.e Griffith,- <'J..l)('ri<'n<·P )ears ago at the L ni\C'r;-.il) of Kentuch.)th<' C'hanc-e to c-ontin111' a passion for sport 11hil<' earning a degree i, 11 hat inl<'rnational ;.tud<'nl-athlete, arr looking for II he n tlH') <·oml' to th<' L nited State;..

Japanese sophomore infielder Haruki Tada (left) and Otterbein baseball head coach George Powell (right) have formed a strong relationship on Fishbaugh Field. 12 I NOVEMBER 20 21

Table tor One? Why dining solo can induce stress and how to combat it By Amanda Radke '24 Photo by Amanda Rudolph '23

When you hC'ar Lh<' 1>ord ··JonC'linc,,,"' on(' of Lhc fin<l things )OU may piclurC' is somC'0llC' silting al a lunch Labl<', <'aling in solitud<'. For much of our livC's. soci<'ly and mC'dia haw prodaimcd Lhal eating alon<' i, among thC' \\Orst silualions imaginable for a child. LC'<'n or )0trng adult B11l 1d1) is mling dcf'mC'd ,uc-h a soc-ial activity'.'\\ hy ,·aling in,L('ad of 11alking, <''<C'rc-ising, studying or so many olh('r ac-Livilie,'_I \oam Sehpanccr, a flS}t'hology profc,sor al OLLerlwin l niwr,ily, 1·,plains how evolutionarily and dcvelopmenlall) , humans haw hcc·n u,<'d Lo eating in groups for a long Lim<'. '·( think if you look around the 11orld and Lhroughoul history. mo,l ,•aling activity happens in group,, not ,olitar);' ,ay, Sd1panccr. --111 parl, it\ bcca11sC' g<'lling food i, a group activity. So if }Ou'r<' going lo hunl food, }Ou'r(' going tog<'lhf'r, a b1rnch of hunlC'r,, and Lhf'n Llwy shar(' g<1m1·. \ml if }Ou· r<' going lo grow food or if )OIi wanl lo forag<' for food . Lh<'n )<rn're going Lo forag<' iorl gather together in groups:· chpanc,·r added Lhal from a )0ung ag<\ human, are ahn1}, 11 ilh someone 1,hcn they cat. 11hcllwr it's a hab) and ib pan•nt;., kid, at the '-<·hool lunc-h tabl,· or families al the dinner table.

Both Schpancer and B)an agn•,· Lhal h11man, 1alil(' eating a, lime, cl1iring Lill' da} lhal an· carwd 011l a, ,oc-ial Lime-. and Lhal peoplt• don't like ,dwn those hond, arc La ken ;ma) from tlwm.

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-- \n} sil11alion Lhal allm1, u, ,ome ,ot'ial rnnlacl Lend, lo el1·H1le ,a}, St'hpancer. ··Cc·1H'rally. ,oc-ial mnnc't'lion, an· Lill' l)('sl pn·dictor of lwalth and 11ell-lwing in human lwing,. ,o tlw ahililj lo n11rl11n· and maintain and celchralt' our ,ocial connt·t'll'dne,,. it\ 1c'I) imporlanl for our lwalth . mental and physical:· IL i, rnmmon for 1wople lo ,kip nwal, or grab ,onwlhing lo c•al in their room, rallwr than I)(' ,,·t·n eating alon<' in a p11hli1· ,('[Ling. l·!>r a lot of peopl!'. the \ p,t can lw a ,01m·1· of clail) ,tn·,, and anxiC'l). Byan rcrnmmencl, acknmd,•dging thi, amid1 in tlw momc•nl and practicing calming c",1'1Ti,1•, ,ul'h a, clc><'P breathing. 11111,dc· len,ing or ,lrelehing. and n•a lizing that otlwr p('()pl<' are dealing 11 ith tlw ,anw ,truggle a, )OIi.

'· \nything lhal goes again,l our old habil, ... c-reale, morC' ,ln•,S:' sm, chpanc-t·r. ·

··Jt\ not ,o muc-h eating alont• ,1' 1,hal 11c· do in rnir lwacl . \nd ,o. 11hal happen, ,1 lwn )OU g<·L n·ally ~·lf-<·01N·iou,'.' \\ <' think. ·1-:,N) hod) ·, looking al Ill<'. I don·l haw any friend,. l•:\l'ryhod) kncm, it. Oh Ill) go,h. \\ hat\ m) prohl,·m~ r 111 a lo,cr: I nwan. 11,· j11,L go dcm 11 that lrack ,o 1·a,ily:• ,a)' B) ,111.

··1 haw lo imagin(' lhal l<'aling togellwrj lwlp, our dig,·,Lion. b1·1·a11~· \1c' re relaxed , 1H-'r(' having fun. 1·onwr,ing II ilh <'ach olher. so Lhal all rcla'((';, 11,. 11hich mean, 011r food 1101ilcl M"t'l cfi.,,·,L1•cl h<'ller Lhal 11a, ·· ,. -11 , h Kathl,·1·11 Byan. direl'lor of rn1111,eling ,,·nice, al Ounlwin l niwr;il). ·

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From College How Otterbein sets students up for success.

Equine Enth usiast Now USEA CEO By Natalie Smith '23 Photos courtesy of Rob Burk '00 \\ hrthrr in Ca li fo rni a. Ohi o o r \1 a ryla nd , Hob Burk ·oo made ('e rla in hi s pass io n fo r r questri a n sports 11 as im olved in hi s life. Burk's ea recr in equine studi es sta rted in Californi a. 11here he ('Ompeted in hunte r/ jumpers. dressage, reinin g a nd eve ntin g as a surccss ful )0 un g rid e r.

a bl e lo ha ndl e ju st a bout an)lhin g that eo mcs )Our 11 a) . espcciall) , I think , a lot of th e iss ues surroundin g dive rsity, equity a nd in clu sio n th ese days.'' sa) S Burk. '·Otte rbein reall y set me up fo r success in th e futur e by broadenin g my mind a nd helpin g me to expe ri e nce " hat oth e rs ,, ere go in g through. so de, clopin g a bette r se nse of e mpath y:·

In addition lo g n·al ei-pNie n('<'S, Burk sa)S , o me rn lu es of th e Otte rbein curric,ulum still sti r k ,,ith him today : '·Criti ca l thinking for sure ... e,pa ndin g )O ur 11 o rld vi c11 lo the exle nl th at )O U a rc

Th e S EA 11orks to furth e r th e sport of eve ntin g b) edu ca tin g futur e a_ nd prese nt rid e rs a nd to make c, ~nun g ~ r fun , sa fe a nd affo rdabl e expe ri e nce. Ou associati on ha s about 13,000 me mbe r '. so I am kind of a co nduit for iss ues aff<'ct1n g . •o n. It' s m) J·o b to o ur port o r th e assoc1at1 so lve th e problem s th at a rc o ut th e re o r. e nabl e th e peopl e 11h o a rc th e ge niu cs in that parti.cular a rea to bca bl c to soh c th e issues;' says Burk.

\10\ in g from Ca liforni a lo Otterbein lo , tud y r quin e prr-vele rin a r) a nd pregradu ate studi es, Burk felt 11rlco med. '·Even th ough I 11 as kind of fr om a not H' r) fa ncy pa rt of Ca lifo rni a. fa rmin g l) lle a rea, 11h r n I ca me lo Otterbein , I felt kin1I of , p1•r ial;' rl'!'all s Burk. '·I 11 as thi s 'Ca liforni a guy,' a nd I stu ck out like a so re thumb : · Tod a) , Burk looks hac k fo ndl ) o n th e cll.pe ri r n('es ga in ed thro ughout hi s lim e al OttNbein . "Otterhci n pro, id ed thi s rea lly int<'ll rclu a ll y stimul atin g, fri r ndl), rl'l ati\l•ly sa f!' almosplwre for m<· lo flouri sh, a nd a lso, it kind of brou ght me out of my shell a lot;' sa), Burk.

, Burk had a stroke of lu ck 11 hc n th c · ,,• ssoci·ation (L, Sf,A) nited States I,~vc nt111g • IJcca , use th e curre nt reached oul lo I11m CEO wa s retirin g.

Burke didn' t imm cdi atcl) sta rt as CEO: but he was a bl e to acco mp I1.s I1 a lot 11hilc th e S EA tested him out in a differe nt positi on. Al o ng II ith a g ro up 0 ~ st ud cnls, Burk wa s a bl e to make a co ll egiate · g ti1at had nc, c r c, c ntin g league, so mct I1111 bee n do n<' befo re. Th e re arc 11 011 a rou nd

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Th e next step in Burk's ca ree r afte r Otterbein was heading lo \ irgini a Tec h lo ga in a \l as te r of ciencc deg ree in anim al a nd po ultr y sci!'ncc. Afte r a ca r!'c r 11 o rkin g in stale a nd federa l gove rnm e nt,

th e league. Burk al o bega n ove rscc i~ig the Am eri ca n Eve ntin g Cha mpi o nships 11hc n he join ed th e U EA . Lnd c r Burk's guidan ce. it's 11 011 o ne of th e large 5 l equ estri. an eve nts .111 t I1c 11 or Id , out1rnced o nl y b) a fe11 c, c nls in En gland. Burk· s advi ce to stud e nt stri, in g to ta ke · pos 1t1o · · n ·111 tl1c future· is to up a lea de rship be ) Ourself. '·E,pe ri e ncc as mu ch as ) OU . . . ile J usl po sibl y can. BcyoncJ t I1al, 1t s s1m1 · ·., ,,ork hard a nd li sten befor e )O U spea k. From left: Burk with Otterbein coach Julia Spatt at the USEA American Eventing Championships; Burk with his two daughters; Burk being interviewed by Donna Brothers of NBC Sports.

to Corporate Here are four Otterbein graduates who have found success in their careers.

Lifetime Resident Turned President of Westerville Area Chamber By Natalie Smith '23 Photos courtesy of Janet Tressler-Davis '82

Trc slcr-Da, is graduated from Otterbein in three and a half )Cars but was able to 11alk with her class at graduation that Ma). '·I look back on that, land I11ould I have done that again?" recalls Tres.lcr-Dm is. ··1 think that )OU should kind of ju t rcall) enjoy chool, bec.ausc once )OU get out you arc al,rn) Sgoing to be 11orking."'

Janet TrcssIer- I)av1s · ·3?_ 1s · not only a graduate . · Un1vcrs1ty, · · but she embodies . Irom Ottci·I:>cm th ~II c qualities of' a \Ve tcrvillc '·for lifer."' A lifetime res1·d cnt o f t I1c w, . " 'cstcn .die commu111ty she iicnt through the Westen illc school systcn; before coming to Otterbein. Since leaving Ottcrl:ic · 1·n, sI1c continues to be imolvcd in the , Westerville commu111ty . · as president . of the Westerville Arca Chamber.

'"lb a,c c1cral rclati,cs that ha,c graduated from Otterbein .... I am kind of a lcgac)' the re,., sa) 'I' rcss Ier-Davis. . Before she i1cnt to Otter bcm, . t110 of her aunts, her uncle . ' her .is tc,. an cl her father attended the un11cr~ity - · 11 er son, Jason Dav,. . also graduated f rom Ottc,•be·111 ·111 2014 with . a degree in port managcmcnL \\ hilc . 'I' rcss Icr-Dm 1s . 11as a double . at Ott.er I:>c111, major in -s1)cccl1 commu111cation . . an d bu, 1ncss. . he 11as a ·d . . II res, cnt assistant 111 Garst and I lanby alls during hc1. sop homorc and Junior . . )cars, 11as on the h c ccr team and 11as the station . station, manager fo r LIlC Ollcr be.1n radio \\OBl\.in add"t• 1·" . 1 ion tot 11s, I re slcr-Dav1·s ,ms 1n1ol1cd in C k 1., . rec · 1,c and joined the chapter igma '\lpha Tau (O11is). A an alumna she II as a,, a rded th O be. . . , . Com . c ttcr 111 U1111crs1t) Alum111 mun,t) en ice A11ard.

\\ hen the compan) 11 as sold, she chose to stay in Westen illc. Before he.ading to the \\ estcn illc Arca Chamber, she 11orkC<I as the assistant dirretor of human resources at '\atio1111idc Children's I lospita l. Trc slc1°Dm is attributes ski lls learnC<I at Otterbein to her communication professors. and in particular. James'\. Crissinger. 'There was a lot of spontanrous speaking," rememlx'rs Tressled)m is. '· I le 111)1Jld jw,t Sa) ' I I<') , lwr<''s a topic, 11011 talk about it.' You had to make sure )OU had )OUI· prescnec, think about )Ou r thoughts and talk for t110 minutes about a particular topie he 11 ou ld assign )OU. I think at an) job. )OU hmc to speak at i,Ollle time ... a lot of jobs imohe public speaking."' She also !>C<'S lot, of ,alu<' in hm ing an internship during college. (Head more about how to get an internship on page 26.) " I c.an t<'II )OU that since 1\ c been in this position, 11hicl1 i 28 )Cars, that I haH' had an intc•rn about c1c1") semester or quarter... trntil thi, seme;,ter right no,,;• Sa) Tres,lcr-Dm i,. " I rcall) l)('lie1<' in giving them many e,1)('ri1•nn·s and helping them build their resum,: and their portfolio for inten ie11s."'

Janet Tressler-Davis '82

Trcsslc1°Da1 i also completed the LniH'rsit) of l\otrc Dame's L. . Cham her Institute of Organizational \1 anagemcnt program and is recognized as a Certified Chamber E~ecuti1e. 1lcr first job out of chool 1rns 1101-king in human resources for J.C. Pcnne) Casualty In uranec, 11hieh is 1d1cre she interned 11hile attending Otterhcin.

The \\e,ten ille i\rC'a Cham l)('r i, a pri1at<', nonprofit eorporation that set'ks to impro11' businesse, and build a ,tronger com mu nit) for \\'c,tcn ill<'. " 1-:l<'r) husinrss i, diffNent. Ewr) business has a different ll<'<'d .... l\e ll'arned from lhem rl('r) da), but I al;,o get chall<·ngcd b) finding out 1d1at tl1<') ncl'd;' "1)> Tr('s,lerDm is. '·That', 11 hat gi, <', Ill<' <'ncrg) e1c1") da)."'

From left: Tressler-Davis at an Otterbein basketball game; Tressler-Davis speaks at the Westerville Area Chamber 2020 annual meeting and awards.

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From left: Visconti on one of her rrany trips; Visconti in front of the Sydney Opera Haus~; Visconti skydiving.

FromT&C Photographer to Five to Flow CEO

Ottrrbri n rxprrirn<·<·s taught lwr patirn('<', collaboration, multiculturali,m and hm, to mert d('adlinr,. as we ll a, opening doors to ,reing the ,,orld.

By Julia Grimm ·22 Photos courtesy of Kate Visconti '97 Slw ha, trawl<'d to 3 I c·otintri(',- and t.7 L .S. ,tatr,. I !er job,- hav<' ra ng<'d from high ,chool Eng i,h tearhn to cmtomrr r!'lation,hip ma11agn al l luntington Bank. from an adju nd proft';,sor to \,orking \\ ith Fortun<' 100 companie;, in manag<'m<'nl con,ulti ng. Kat,·\, i,('onti ·97 i;. a \\Oman of many tal<·nt,. and hN un,·xpe<'lPd ca r('er jou rn<'y ha, led lo founding lwr O\Hl ('Ompan)· Fiw l< Flm,. \, i,conti i, a pro 1d. [\\(>-lim<· Oll<·rb('in grad 11ate, !'Ompl ·ting her undergraduate d<·gr<·<· in l·~ ngli,1 and -<'condar) ('ducation and rarning an 'II B \. Sh,:, ,Nwd on Otterbein·, \IB \ and alumni coun<'il,. ha, bf'en an Ow·rlwin \lumni L<'ad,•r,hip \ward,, innrr and ('Wn taught a <'la,,- at h<·r alma malt'r.

··Some pPopl<' go to ,chool . graduatr. hav,· anger that th('y'rc ,till paying ,tudt'nt loan, and then arc· h('grudging about it.·· ;.ay- \ i,conti. ··!Jut I ju,t ,a\\ Ottnlwin a, ,omt'lhing that ,viii ah,a}', lw a part of mv lift', and that,dwn I n,·!'d help ,,ith ,,/mcth i ng. thn/, ,om,·on,· tlwrt' ,, ho I kn,m \\otild takr m~ ('a11.·· From !wing th<' ihotograplwr for Tan & Cardinal n,·\\,papcr and th<' )t·arhook to Ottnlwin track and fi,·ld lf'am. \ i,!'onti·, 18 I NOVEMBER 2021

•· I've Ii,tened to thou,.a nd;;, Ii tera lly thousands of propl<' tell mt' all their absolutr horror ,torics about bad bo,,<';;, bad processes, had lt·('h no logy, bad ('1 dtu n·, mean coll,•agtH·s, no n•,0 11 rrr<' ,ay, Vi,eonti. When slw ,tarted fee ling it from her m, n team and even herself, it was time for a rhang<·. Just days before th(' ,,orld wt'nt into lockdown from COVID-19, Visrnnti announct'd her rC'tin·ment. Sh<' \la, living in \ e\, Zealand at the time in on!' of the \\Orld's ,trictest lockd<m ns, but all that time at home gave her in,piration for her next v!'nture - fo1inding her 0\\n compan). \i isconti's ('ompany, Fiv<' to Flow. \\Orb \\ith compani<', to diagno,e \\hat hu,ine,,,, goal;. th1·y nPcd to \\Ork on in order to retain and <'ngage thPir employ<·Ps.

Kate Visconti '97

\, i,-('onti al,o attribut!';. her drgr<'<' program, to ;.u<Tr,, in her car<'t'r. ··Th<' u nd<'rgrad lnperil'ncej \\ ith the l·: ngl i,h major and the teaching, ,,•ta huge frame,H>rk for how \\!'II I embrace thi, con<·q>t of change• manag<'m('nl. ,,hi('h i, ba,icall) the hu,ine,, way of ,aying. ·I'm a compreh<•n,iv<' communicator and tt'a('h,, r: .. ,ar \, i,-('onti. llt-r \\Ork in manag1•menl <·on,tdting \\ith BltH'\\olf. \('um!'n Solution, and l\,C \ e\\ Zt·aland op,·n('d \ i,('onti·, <'yr, to ho\, man) rmplo)t'('s ,,rn· di,,ati,fird \\ ith tlwir job, and <·ompani!',.

'· I \\ant to get lnH'k to th<' place,, hen· tlw adual p11rpo,<' of yo11r compan) or your organization or )0llr 1111iver~it) i, to serve the peopl<' who \\Ork ther<' and tlw c11stom,•r," sa}S \ is('onti. ·· \ ml \\e\e gottPn Ml far m,ay from that,, ith greed and ,tock performance and all of thi, ,t11ff that it\ ,ome\d1at of an untraditional vi,•,,. B11t at th<' t'nd of th<' day. if }ou're treating )Our <'mployees \veil , th,·) 'II treat }Ollr <·u,tom,·rs \\ell."' On(' of \is("()nti\ point, of advicP for stud('nt, looking lo climb tlw <·art'l'r ladder i, to f'acp }Ollr f,·ar,. By owrrnming lwr fear,. \ isconti \\as abli- to leaw a ,..,1rlohal <·ompan) and a steady ,alary to l'ollm, IH'r pa"ion and r1111 IH'r m, n hu,i 1w,.,-.

Photos left and right: Dye loves traveling and hiking; center: Dye at the ribbon cutting for Columbus Speech & Hearing's Dublin office.

Making a Difference as Columbus Speech & Hearing's CEO

role, D)e educated people on eligihiliL) and acc('SS to Lh(';,(' ,en ices. I le later m01ed into management. including rol<'s a;. regional I ice pr<'sidenl and ;.enior dire('lor f'or Lhe l\mcrican Cancer Soci<'l),

By Julia Grimm '22 Photos courtesy of James Dye '92

D)c al,o ha, a 1wr,onal ('0n n<·<·Lion to tlw audiolog) program at Columh11, Sp<·<•(' h & I !caring. I le ,trnggl<·, 11 ith a di,ord('I' ('alled tinnitus, a high-pitdwd ringing or noise in till' l'ar,. ll)t' ha, had Lhi, di,ordcr ,in('(' first grade but didn"t n•alizc it 11a, ln·atahlc 1111til lw cam(' to till' nonprofit.

D)<' graduated f'rom OLLcrl)('in L ni,ersiL) 11 iLh a dcgree in p;.)cholog)- I le pla)ed roolball. ,,as parlor Creek lif'c, II role for Lhe Engli;,h journal Quiz & Quill and mel his II ire al Ouerbein. I le then \\Cnl on Lo r-omplctc his ma;.Ler·s in ;.oc-ial \\Ork al tlw L ni,ersiL) of Cincinnati.

t\ft1•r r('alizing Lhal his 1wr;.onalit) as a problem soher and his dream Lo make a difference didn"L fiL \I iLh hi, earccr m, a clinical p;.)chologi;.L. D)<' ,hifted Lo a h11,in(•;.,;. d1·l('lopmenl role in tlw horn(• lwalLh can· and ho,pic-c indu,Lr). In this

I Iearing lo,, al;.o ha, grim numlH·r,, \I iLh hair the l .S. population 1·,prrirncing !waring lo,s arouml ag<' (ij hut onl) :10 p<'IT<'nl a(-tuall) ('\\'r IN' hearing aids. add, D)e. l))e\ role in M'n ing Col11mbu, Sp<'<'('h I lea rin g elient, i, lo lwlp \I ith h11,ine;.;. op<'ralion,. ,trat('gi(' 1 i,ion and de1('loping relationship, \I ith ('OllllllUnil) partner,.

Jame;. D)I' ·92 \\anls Lo make a dirfen·nc(• in Lhe 11orld. \L firsl, lw thought he could do LhaL on an individual lev<'I as a clinical P>)Chologisl. AfL<'r ('ighL )'Car,, h<' rcalized iL 11a;.n·L enough f'or him.

D)e belic,e;. he 11a;. \\ell prepar<·d for his graduate program due Lo hi;. Ollerbein coun,e;,. ··1 reall) bclie,e iL \la, b<'caw,c or Lhe qualiL) of education Lhal I n·(·eiwd at Otterbein, I think , nol onl) from Lhe course malerial. .. buLjusl Lhc overall inLegrali1e ,Ludie;, approach of Leaching )OU not nec·<•s;,a ri I) a ;.u bjeel. hu LLcach ing )Oil ho,, Lo Lhink:· he sa}s,

their childhood:· note, D)t', ··and 0111) ahout .50 peff('llt of them a<"l1iall) rc('<·i11•d Lrealmenl f'or LhaL disorder:·

James Dye '92

In 2017. D)e took 011 hi, <'1J1Tenl roil- a;. president and CEO at ColumlH1, Spc('('h & I Iearing. I le is in charge or a ,taf'f or ahoul 6j people that h<'lp, prm ide H'n i('<', lo roughl) 8.000 clirnt;., each )ear. Their sp<'ech Llwrap) program ,enc, mo,tl) children \I hile their audiolog) cli<•nt;.. arc 7S pcrc·1·nl adult,. ··StaLi,Licall) ,peaking. about 10 pncent of ('hildn·n II ill np<·ri<·n<·t· a communication dt·la) or di,onl<-r al ,onH' point during

D)c·, can•t•r a(h i('e to ,t11d('111' i, that th<·) take ad,antage of Ott('l'lwin\ ('Onn(•ction, 11ith the hu,in1•;.,;., ('ommunil), 111• also ('111pha,i1.1·, tlw importance of g<'lting n•al 11orkpla('t' 1·,1)(·riC'n(·1•:, 1d1 ik in collcgr•. (Head I he a rticlc on in tern,h i p, 011 pag<' 2(>.) ··.Ju,t hcca11,1· )011 ' rc g<·tting a dq~n·1· in on<' an•a, doc,n' t nwan that', going to h(' the 1·1<·nt11al path that )OIi ('hoo,c:· ;.;1)' D)<', n•rnring to hi, ;.,11 itch f'rom P')('hologi,t to nonprofit Cl•:O. "I think tlw morr 1•,po,11 rr )Oil ('an grt earl) in '011 r ('a l'('(' r to ,dial ,om<' or I ho,t• otlwr ;,pportuniti1·, an•. it·, l<'r) IH'1wfi('ial." FUTURESPECTIVE I 19

Otterbein's Military Medic By Amanda Radke '24

,upnior. ··Thi, 11a, hl'r fir,t over;.(•a;, mission , and ,h<' rmbrac<'d ('wry l'hallcnge that 1'am1· hn \\ay. I 11c1, mo;,t impr<',,l'd b} hrr ability to adapt Lo dilTen·nt ,11rro11nding, and ,1•amlP,,ly blend into different cultural ,etling,_-· One of Da1i ,· mo,t ,triking mcmorie, of the challenge, her team faecd \\a, ;,etling up an opcrating room in a parking lot. ··\\e haw t1•nt;., 1\1' haw air co nditionin g and everything; \\C have Lo do running \\ater."' rxplain, Davi s. ··\\c ,tartrd in a parking lot and thrn sl'l 11p thi, \\holc thing. Tlw OH, act11all; look lik1· ,toragc containPr,. lik1· hig ,torag1· rnntainn,. so )Oil 1101dd have no id<•a until }Oil OJJl'n(·d iL 11p that it 11a, ('V<·n an operating room."'

Joanne "JT" Davis, pictured on the far right, with her unit

Dropprd in a parking lot in Japan, thr} \\('fl' ta,k(•d 11 ith building a li(·ld ho,pital madl' of trnt, and ,hipping cratr op(·rating room,. Thi, \\a, th(' n·alit; of junior n11r,ing major .Joanrw Th(·n·,a ··J')'"' Davi, and lwr rru·dical unit during ,umnwr 2021 ,imulation training.

Shi' not1·, that in a typical ,it11ation , s11 rg<'ons are a;,;,igncd 0111· palil'nl. During a 1var. a ,11rgeon {'011ld hr a,,igned up to t\\o bed,. Davi, and hr·r team or ju,t over 100 stayed in Japan for fiw 1veek,, rnndul'ting additiona l training and simulation, of what iL 11ould be lik1· lo run a palienl Lhro11gh the ho,pital. \!though for mosl or the fiv1· wr·r·ks Lhe group wa, rnnlinPd to their parking lot. thry 11l'rc allotted th1Tc days to cxplon· Tok)O.

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Davi, (·nli,t!'d in tlw \rm y \kdil'al Corp, in :2018 artPr lwr fir,t }<'ar ,t11dying at ()lt(•rlwin. Slw 11a,n't ,1m· ir ('()liq.((' 11a, thP right lit and 11,rnt1·d to takP a gap y1·ar. \, a fir,t-g("n('ralion mcmlwr of Llw military. Da,i, 11a, in,pin·d bj military comm1•rcial, 1·1H·o11 raging lwr to ,pn1· hcr l'0ll ntry. Following hN (·nli,tmcnt, Da,i, Pnd11 n·d I :Z 1w1·k, or ba,il' training and 1·ompld('d tlw surgical lt•ch program - ljpicall; a orw-to-tM>}l'ar training- in j11,t ,ix month,. In ord<'r lo grad1iat<'. ,lw \\as n·q11ir!'d to a-si,t 11ith I :20 ,11rgeri1·,. inl'l11ding thos<• in >JWl'ialtiP, lik(• l'ar. no,,· anti throat: labor and d1·liv1·r): and 11rolog}.

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Da,i , and lwr unit 1wn· ...i·nl lo Japan for an annual training to gain a mon· rPali,ti!' !'\pni1·n1•p of 11hat a military m(•dical dq,loym,·nl 1w1dd imolw during rnnllict. I l1·r unit had only 7:Z hour, to ('l"('at1· a fully f11nl'lioning liPld ho-pita I I\ ith Pll'l'lril'ity. running 11aln and air l'onditioning. Tlw lPam 1·ompl1·tPd thi, ta,k i 11 18 ..i lrn11 r,.

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Clockwise from the left, Dan Steinberg gives a lecture; Otterbein students visit the White House press room on a trip Steinberg facilitated; Otterbein students visit the Columbus Blue Jackets' press room at Nationwide Arena

The Power of Asking: Dan Steinberg 1s Secret By Jordyn Mary '22 Photos courtesy of Dan Steinberg

<\ srat at the Cram Ill),. a trn1 r of do,1 nt0\111 Col 11111 hu,· \atio,111 ide \n'na. a prrs, ('onfrrrn('r al th<'\\ hite I lorn,e or an int('!"\ i<'11 11 ith Huth Badrr Cin,hur1{;, daughter: This is the pm1er of Ottrrbrin prof(•,,or Dan St<·inlwrg - he knm1, ho\\ lo a,k. Stri n herg ha, lwcn a profr,,or i11 Ott"rlwi 11·, rnm 1111111 i('ation departm"nt for 13 )"ar,. and lw Im('' 11 lwn student-. ('hallcngi· him. St<·inherg is a strong lwli<'l<'r in higlwr <'d11n1tion and tlw opportunitiC', that ('an ari,r 11 ith making <·onn<'ction, and ,impl) rra('hing 011t. Tlw 11a) lw ,<'('' it. tlw 11or,t p<'oplc ('an do i, "l) no. '·I tr) to create opportuniti<', that mak<' ,tud<'nt, ,•,('it,·d about lrarning. ,o I think it", eruC'ial to g<·t ,tudent, out of thr ('las-room:· ,a), St<'inh<'rg. ··Ott<'rlwin doe, a great joh of supporting <•,peri(•ntial l<·arning. and I do ('1er) thing I ('all to prm id(• ,11ch <''-jl<'ri<·nc<·s.

,p<'ctator,. In fa('l. St<'inlwrg and hi, ,tudent, ,e<· \('r) little of tlw game, that th<') attend. lm,t<·ad. th(') fo!'u, on going lwhind tlw ,C<'ll('' to;.('(' all th<' d(•tail, that make tlw ('\('Ill happ(•n. ··1 think that lw 11.c1nu, to h<'lp ,t11d<'nt,. and h<' 11<1nt, to gi1<· th<'lll real 11orld <''-pnienc":· ,a)s Ian Cill<'n. a ,(•nior p11hlic n·lation, and journali,111 & m('dia comm11ni('ation douhl,· major \\ho ,H·(·ompani(•d St(•inlwrg to a Colu111h11, Blur Jack('t;. media da). "\nd I think that\ ,om<'thing that not a lot of profe,,or, mak<' happ1•n 11 ith ,tud<'nl,_-· Onr )<·ar. St<'inlwrg u,<'d hi, Ott('l'lwin rnnrw('tion, lo gl'l hims<'lf and a group of ,tud(•nt, into tlw Cramm)'·

\\ lwtlwr tho,e e,1lC'rien<·e;, ar<' large or ,mall. Stcinlwrg ,a)' lw ah1a), gets <'v·ited 1dwn th(') spark an int<·r<·st in lrarning <·1<·11 more.

In Oil(' of hi, mo,t !'('('<'Ill ad1Pnt11n·,. St(•inlwrg -«'l up an intrn i<•11 for 01w of hi, ,tud(•nt, 11ith H11th !Jad1·r Cin,l111rg\ daught1•r. .Ian<' Cin,hurg. (Find her ,tor) on pag(' 7.) l ,ing Coogl1·. S[(•inlwrg found 011[ that Jan(' Cin,hurg \las a la11 profp,,or at Columbia l nil<'r,it). I Irr !'mail 11a,11·t li,trd. hut that didn·t d('l<'r St<'inh('l'g: h!' '<'Ill out s(•1<·ral ('mail, 11 ith 1ariations of .Ja,w Cin,h11rg", nanw. Fina II). 01w of tlw,(' rmail, didn·t ho11n("<'. and lw r<'("l'il('d a r<'pl).

B) ,impl) rea('hing out to peopl(•. St<'inlwrg ha, lwl1wd ,t11d<'nt, ha," 1rni(lll<' and lll('lllorablc interaction,. that most ('OIi('"(' ,., ,t11d(•nt, ll('Wr dream of hm ing.

Thr,<' 1rn iq 1w opportu n iti<·, gi," ,tud(•nt, tlw ('ha 11(·1· to <'1tgag(· 11 ith p<'opl<• tlH') look up to in th<'ir dl',irrd prof<·-'ion, or 1d10 mak<' th<'m <'ag(•r to 1·011tinu(· to IParn and grm1.

11(• 11 rot(' a l<'ll<'r to tlw pr<',, s('(T<'lar) at th<'\\ hit<· I lori-<· that (•nahl,·d him lo tak(• ,tud(•nt, to a pn·,, confen·rH'<' in \\a,hington D.C. - and ha, dorw it ,i, otlwr tim<', ,inc(' then.

On,· of th" higg(•,t tip, St<·inlwrg ha, for <T('ating a 1wl11ork lik1· hi, i, talking to 1wopl<'. Oft<'n , prof<',,ional, hal<' can•1•r ad, i(·1· for ,t11d1·11t, 1d10 ar<' ,till ('On,id('l'ing 11hat tlH') 11ant to pur""'· lll'a('hing out to 1woplr ('an <T<'al<· a ,11md1all (·ff<·1·t and (·01dd l1·ad to an intnn,hip. joh or j1i-l a 1111iq1w <''-IH'ri('1H·1·. FUTURESPECTIVE [ 21

Every Frame Matters An Otterbein communication student is building his own production company. By Katie Wegman '22

Photos by Julia Grimm '22 Ow·rlwin st•nior Ezt'ki(•I ··Z(•k(.-· I lannon, a p11hli<' rf'lation, major and ,port-. ('t1mn111ni('alio11 and jo11rnali,m & media <·ommuni<'alion minor, ha, ahHt}' \\anl(•cl lo lw an ('J1Lrq>r<'m·11r. \ , a <T('aliw 1wr-,on, tlll' id('a of' !wing ahlP Lo <'ontrol hi, 0\\11 \\Ork and vi,ion i, appt'aling. l ntil rnming lo OttNl)('in, 1 lannon \\a,n't ,un· \\hat typ(' of IH1,inP,, lw wanl<'(I Lo ,tart. II ,• lwgan ('ol l(·g•· in tlw p1 1hli(' n·lation, and jo11rnali,m program, lw('all,(' lw (•njo~, t,· lling ,toriP, and \Hiting. In Oil(' of hi, fir,t joa1rnali,m (•la,st·,, \ lik(• \l oon. an assistant prof'f'ssor in Ot[(•rlwin·, ,·omm1111in1tion d1•part1111•nl, hand(•cl I lannon a camNa and taught him hm\ to 11,,· it. l·:wr ,int·(• tlll'n, ll annon', path ha, hf'('n dPar. ·· 1 lik,· t,·lling ,tori,·,. and \id,·o giw, m,• an 0f><'ll and ,·r,·ali\(' \\a)' to t,·11 ,tori,·, \\ith a ('am,•ra:· ,ay- I lannon.

I Ian non ,tart1·d \\ith 1·diting ,ports dip, into hylH' \i(l('o, that Ill' po,t,·d on ln,tagnin1 11nd1·r hi, h11,i111•ss m1n11·. l>m111 and Out 22 I NOVEMBER 2021

\l f'dia. I Ii, a<'<'ount. @(IO\\rrnndoulm('dia. ga i1wcl a f'oll(ming lw<'au,p of the popular and C'al<'hy mw,i<' hf' put into hi, viclC'o,. I Ian non i, a '"lf-proC'laimecl mu,i<' lowr and bring, many mu,iC'al ,t)le, Lo th<' f'diting tahlf'. ··On,• of my favoril<' parts of vid<'o <'di ting i;.. mat('hing mu;..ic to a vidt'o:' ,ay, I Ian non. ··You ean't list' th<' ;..am<' type, of m11,ic for a sport, hyp<· \idf'o that you \\Otild for a \H·dding or <'Ommf'reia l. I lik(· to pi<'k a ,ong and lrnild my viclf'o aroun d that ,ong in,t<•ad of trying to mal<'h a ,ong to a vid<'o af'tf'r it\ b<'('ll f'clit<•d:' \\ ith a foll,ming, I Ian non ,tarl<·d nf'ating hi, m1 n vid('o, from ,nateh , starting on Ottnlwin\ <'ampu,. I Ii, ae,·011nt C'urrently ha, owr .'>00 follm1f'rs, and ,omC' vi,leo, haw 0V('r 1,000 vit'\\'-. On,• of hi, video, <'V<'ll eaught the attf'ntion of' prof'P"ional ha,kPthall playn Isaiah Thoma, on 'l\1 itLPr.

student organization, at Otterbein. The,e, idem, turrwd head,. and ,tudenb b<'gan a,king. ·'\\ ho did that"(. 1lannon credit;. these original, idem, for creating ,ariow, opportunities for him. I le ha, 1101\ mad<', i(l(•o;. for thl' offi('e of marketing & ('OmmuniC'ations and th<' romm1rnication dq1artment at Ottnbein. Iii, more re('ent project;. includ<' making,idern, f(•aturingthe major;. and minor;. at th<' inaugural \1ajor and \linor Fair this fall. I lannon i;. abo \\Orking on a ;.ocial media campaign for the Ofricl' of So('ial Ju,tiC'e & \cti, ism. I k cr('dit, hi," id<' arra) of <',pcricnre to IJf'ing confidl'nt in his abiliti<', and not l)('ing afraid to r<'a('h out for joli;.. E11·n I\ hile making, id<'m• for Ottcrh<'in groups. llannon still find~ tim(' to make, idem, for his m1 n pcr,onal cnjo) m('nl. \t th<' 202 l commenc('ment. I Ian non grahl)('d his ('am<'ra and follm1('d hi, friend," ho \\('r<' graduating that da). It \\a, a ,pontan('ou, deci;.ion. lrnt I lannon knc\\ it \\as something hc \\antcd to captur<'. ··1 \\ant<'d to make sonwthing form) fri(•nds 1d10 \\Cre lca~ing."· h<' sa)'· Thi,, ideo is th<' on(• I Ian non i, mo,t proud of to (latc. and his frirncb appreciate him (·apturing thcir memories on film. One, I la rold \\ a lston ·21. 11as touched h) thc tribut<'. ··Zck(:, , id<'o "a;. dl'tail(•d. profe;.;.ional and \lcll p11t togeth<'r in ('\C'r) \\a);· hc Sa)"· ··1 \\as a little emotional ;.ecing it tlw first timl'. l)('cau,e it \I rappcd up m) Ottcrl)('in <',pcri(•fl("(' into ju;.t a fr·" minutes. I \\a, able to real I) s<'C th<' O\('l"IIIH'lming lme. s11pport all(I lessons l",e rN·eiH•d from thl' qui('t and pean·ful, illagl'. \nd it \la, all lw('aLJS(' of that , id<'o."' Outsidr of Ottl'rbl'in. I Ian non has ('omplcted t,10 internships I\ ith , icko production rnmpani<', that lw \\ants to model his busin('ss off of in thl' future. I Ii;. lin,l int(·rnship ,rn;. \litl1 Lau, Cr<'ati,e, a \\(•;.t('n ill<'-ba,<'d small bu;.iness that fr('atcs man) t) pc;, of, id('OS, including a \I id,· arra) of rnntcnt for Ott,·rlwin·, ri,al. \\ ittenl)('rg L ni\l'r,it). I Ian non also \\Ork,·d \I ith Ohio 111) \ id1·0. a laq~(·, ideo production com pan) "ith man) fac(•t,. in('luding a rnmnwrcial di, ision. ··\\ ith tlw commnC'ial shoots then· \las ah,a);. soml'onr famo11;. in tlw building. lik(• John Crna and I'(') ton \lanninl!.". sa);. I Ian non. Thank;, to his intrrn nperie,w<·,. I Ian non frrls ('Onfid(•nt to take tlw 111·,t stqis in building his 0\\11 hw,ine,s. I le ha, ,tartrd h) hranC'hing out from Ottnhcin and i, putting tlw linishing touches on a \\eddinrr, ,., ideo hr shot for an Ottcrhcin alum this .\('ar. I Ir ,a,, . thi, i, hi, most diffirnlt projeC't lo date. llannon·, short-term goals for Do\ln alHI Out \frdia are to neat,· a \\l'bsite "ith an on Iinc booking f<'aturc and culti1at<' an O\!'rall brand imag,· for the compan). In tlw futurl'. I lannon ,111uld lik(• to chang,· the nam<' of the rnmpan) to l-:,1'r) Fram(' \11·dia hecausl'. in hi, \\Ord,, ··EH·r) framl' i, important."' Currl'nll). I lannon and a f(·11 of hi, fri(•rHI- arl' n·<·ording a fanta,) football podca,t. lklo\l \,crag('. in tlw communiC'ation h1Jilding studio that lw promol(', on hi, l>!m n and O11l \kdia page. I!«hope, to i n,pi n' otlwr p1'ople to ('r«·att· their 011 n podca,ts and t'H'ntuall) crl'al(' a podcast n1·t11ork. llannon·, goal, for hi, C'ompan) ar(' to hllild a tl·am that C'an crealt' all t)p(•s of cont1·11l and !'ontin111' to ,han· ,tori(·, through tlw kn, of a l'anwra. FUTURESPECTIVE I 23

THE INTERSECTION BETWEEN PASSIONS AND CAREER By Gwen Hughes '21 Easl Asian history professor Dchorah Solomon has brcn a mentor lo Otterbein ;,tudenls for many years, bul on<' exprrience in particular led lo a changr in lhe way she advises her sludcnls. 1lannah Benson ' IS was a history major al Oll<'rbei n university who ('011Slanliy talked aboul hrr inler<'sls in fashion and clothing lhroughoul history. During a freshman eoursc laughl liy Solomon, she asked if she could wrilc a paper ahoul flappers, iconic females of the 1920s known for lh<'ir rakish style, inslrad of a typical research paper.

"1lannah was ddinilcly, lo me, kind of the mosl dramatic turning point," says Solomon. "S he had lwo rTally distinctive things she was interested in; there was derinilely a rirld lhal conn<'clcd them , hul I didn' t know anything aboul it:' Solomon look Benson's lwo inlcrcsls and found another professor on campus who could help figure oul a way lo mesh them together. lkbecca While is a lh<'alrc and dance professor who leaches (·oslumc history, dc,ign, crafts and mak<'up al Ollcrbrin University. Together, While, Solomon and Benson came up with a new minor in <·oslume d<·sign. Before this conversation, neither Benson nor Solomon knew historical costume design was a common area of sl1rdy. " Dr. Solomon was so critical lo how I gol inlo where I wcnl lo gradual«' school," says Benson , "and so was Bebccca While."

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Tyler Perry graduated in 2015 with a Bachelor of Arts in music. Perry had originally envisioned go in g into music education, bul by his senior year, something no lon ger clicked with that major. J\ftcr graduating with his music degree, Perry worked al the local music shop, Vlusic & Arts, as a music teacher and then moved up lo be a lesson coordinator. I lowcvcr, on the weekends, he worked with children who had dcvclopmcnlal disabilities.

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Professor Solomon instructs her HNRS 1046 class. 24 I NOVEMBER 2021

Solomon agr<'cs with Perry on this inte rsection between difrcrcnl parls of your life. " I really do think that lth ei combination, the things thal you're genuinely excited about, and the th ings thal you really arc nol interested in and will kind of naturally avoid if you can, thal those arc really important so rl of clues lo where you're going lo be able lo find the most satisfact ion in a career and in a major and in a course of study," she says.

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Pursuing Passion and Purpose How an elective (and the pandemic) changed my career goals By Jacob Russell '22 Illustration by Jordyn Mary '22

Th<' first rkcad<' of m) lif<' ,,as ddined b) ,,atc·hing sports,, ith m) maternal grandfatllf'r almost r·wr) 11c·C'k<'nd until his passing. \\c· both lm<'d ,,atr·hing our ho111<'lo11n teams. the CinC'innati H<'ds, CinC'innati Bengal, and more. but that Im(' ('()1ild not match hi, hatred for r·o111111<·1Tials. Silting in hi, old r<'cliner in the ,,oorlpan<'led Ii, ing room II ith a LaHosa·, meat dc·luw pizza on hi, T\ tra) tabl(·. imnH'diate l) aftn cursing a HC'ds ball<'r for ;,11 inging al a pitC'h in the dirt or a B<'ngals defC'ndn for mi,sing a taC'kle. --Papm1 ·• 11ould lunge· al th(' T\ rC'lllOl<' hoping to find anotllf'r gamC' to 1rntC'h until our team ,,a, baC'k on. 11,· taught me the ,alue of passion. 11hf'lllC'r it llf' hating <'Olllm<'r<'ial arherti,r·ment, or )PIiing at the T\ ,,ith )Ollr grandson ,,hil<· ,,atching )OLJr failing favorite ,port, t,·am,. To honor him and all the otlwr grandparent-grandchild sport, fan pairs out there. I ,,orkr·d tmrnrd a ear<'<'r in ,ports communication for )('ar,. I c•nln<'rl m) sophomore )Par of <'Ollege fresh off an inlC'rnship managing S<)('ial m<'dia accounts.,, riling article, and broadcasting games for a summf'r collegial(' ha,,•hall t<'am. more rletermin(•d than ('\('I' lo pur-iH· 111) childhood dr<'alll. I kne,, I spent that ,11111111('1" follo11 ing Ill) pa,,ion,. ,d1ich i, ,, hat Papa,, 1101dd hm<' ,,anu•d 111(' to do. \\ lwn I r<•gi,tc'red to take· introduction to health r·o111111unication in the spring of 2020, I had no idea Ill} C'arc·c·r goal ,,a, going to change·. I chosC' the cours<' to ha\C' Dan St<'inl)('rg as a professor (n•ad hi, ,tor) on page 21 ). 11ho ,ms a major r<'ason II h) I <'hose to allcnd Ouerlwin. I ,m, a posl!'r about the llf'alth <·ommuniC'alion major on hi, office door. The postn featur<'d a ,martphon<' ,,earing a ,tetho<,r·o pr• and the phrm,c· ··Cf'l a s(•<·ond opinion! .. In the <·our,r•. I re('(·i,ed that ··s,·<·orHI opinion .. on 111) <'ar<·r·r goal a, I learrlC'd ho11 c·ommuniC'ation can i111pro1(• h<'alth outcom<·s. \t tlw ,am<· time. CO\ 11)-19 lwgan threatening rn1r puhliC' health ')'Lem and c·onfu,ing tllC' puhliC'. Tlw initial lwalth <·om11111niC'ation around tlw , i rn,. 1111Jl'h of,, h i<'h do11 npla)('d it, ri,k. did not lwlp \nwriC'an, 1111(ln,tand rn1r llllC'('rlainl) and c·o11r"' of ac-tion.

\nal)Zing tho,,· faili1re, in m) IH'alth <·011111111niC'ation ( 'OIJr;,(' al lo11(•d m<· lo s<·<· an opporlunil) for a c,irc·,·r I lwli(•\(' IJ(' rH'fit, soC'iet). Onr·e I realiz<·d I had fo11ncf a ll<'\1 passion and C'ould lwrlC'fit soci<'l) ,, ith 111) C'ar<'r·r. I no long(•r ,a11 m)s<'lf 11orking in sports. I ,till und<'r,tand tlw ,al1w of ,po rt, and th<'ir <·011trih11tion lo our ('1JIL11rf'. hut th<' pandemic mad(' the importarH'(' of health impo,,ihle for Ill<' lo ignor<'. \ I) r<'s(·ard1 into IH'alth <·ommuniC'alion ha, mad<' it elC'ar to 111(' that thcr<' 11 ill ,till lw a lot of 11ork to do in Lil<' field 11he11 CO\ ID-19 no longer dominat,·, tllC' IH'acflirH',. \1) interest in health i, n<·n strongn than 111) C'hildhoocf lo\f' of sport,. I am happ) I di,co,er<•d thi, a\('llU(' lo 11w 111) 1·omm11ni<'alion ,kill, for the gr<•alN good and look fornard to rl'l<·H1nl gradual<' sll,d) and rnrr!'r opportunities. I hope I can make l'apa11 proud 11h<'r<'\('r I end up afl!·r graduation. I am <·onfid<·nl tlwr<· ar(' otlwr ,tori<·, lik(' min('. of ('()llcg<' sllrdl'nt, !'hanging Lhl'ir major and ,,orking profl';,;,ional, making a n1rl'1'r chang<· in thl'ir search for ·\dial tlH') ,,ant to do 1dwn th<') grcl\\ up:· \ccording lo tlH' l .S. D<'parlm('nl of l•:ducation data from 2017. n!'arl) 30 p<·r<·<·nl of undl'rgradual<' ,tud1·11ts cha11g1· thl'ir major. Stud<•nt, ne<·d lo con,id<'r ,, hat i, most important to th<'m. Do<·, tlwir <'ar<'n n<·<•d lo he on<· th<') 11ant<·d a, a kid. 0111· tlH') think,, ill mak<' a di ff1·1Tn1·<·. 0111· that,, ill prm id<' th I'm ,, ith <'mplo) m,·111 and financial ,tahilit), or do<', it n<·<·d to lw a mi , of all 1hrl'r'.' Stud!•111, rw<'d lo look al Lhf'ir prioriti<·, hut r<'m<'mlwr that prioriti1·, drnng<·. \\ IH'n ,,,. all n·<·ogniz,· it i, normal lo mah.(· l'hang<·s in life ha,cd on pa,,ion. tlH'r<' ,, ill lw no ,tigma around l'hanging )0111· major rniiltipl<· tinH's or hm ing man) 1·ar<·(•r,. 'l'IH'r<' ,hould lw no j11dgnwnl around thi, lopil' IH'n1us(' II(' an· all in ti](' ,an11· pur,uil of passion and purpo,,·. I 1·1H·ourag<· an)OIH' 1'011,id<·ring a l'al'<'<'I' /!oal C'hangr to ,1wak ,, ith ,0111<·011<' th(') knm, 11 ill 11a11l !IH'm to fl'rl fulfill,·d. \!though it l'an lw ,,·a r) to 111ak1· a !'hang,·. 11,· all d,·,,·n<· a l'ar<·<·r and lifr that clwl'k- 1drnl<'\('r IHI'\<'" ,11· IH'<'d lo lw happ)FUTURESPECTIVE I 25

Erin McKenna '22 sprays an elephant with water as an intern at the Dallas Zoo.

FROM ZOO ELEPHANTS TO THE NEW YORK CilANTS Why internships are important and how to get one By Julia Grimm '22 It\ hard to miss tlw intrrnship rnnvrrsation at Otterbein. From srniors r<'ady for graduation to l'r<'shmcn taking introductory <·01Jrs<·s, every student has probably heard al least onr profr,ssor or adviser talk almut tlw importancr of int<'rnships. Taylor Lowry, an acmlf'mir and ran·<•r advi,rr at Ottcrbcin's Stud('Jll SuC'ccss & Carrrr Dcwlopmrnt office (SSCD), secs internships as important brrausr tlwy help stud<'nls df'vclop carrer compdc·nC'ics cmploy<·rs ar<' looking for, including critical thinking, leadership and teamwork. Some of the Otterbein students who have had intf'rnships say these 1:xperienc<•s lwlp<'d tlwm gain relevant work experience, build a C'Om[H'lling graduate school application and even helpf'd them fig11re out what work tlwy want to du in thcir future job.

1. Start early '·So I am always in the camp that it's never too early," says Lowry about the optimal time to start thinking about internships, "lbut l that doesn' t have to be taking on a 10-week, 40-hour-a-week internship in your first semester." She recommends informational interviews and job shadowing for first-year students, as well as gettin g involved in student organizations. By the second year, student shou ld be exp lorin g companies that interest them, while building relevant ski ll s in the classroom and in student organizations. This lays the groundwork for students to take on an internship in their junior yea r.

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If you're a senior who doesn' t have internship or professional cxpr.rience, Lowry says " that's when you come talk to us" at the SSCD. Oft<•n, the ('('ntcr's advisers can help students pull from other Pxpcrirnccs like st11drnt organizations, volunteer work and ,um mer jobs to fi 11 out thci r rcsu mes.

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For ,t1ulcnts \\ho don·l land that dn·am internship. Sammrr I lamed. a :20:21 gra d11al1• \I ho i, nm1 p11r,11ing a ma,t,·r·, d,·gn·1· in allird health at Ottnlwin. i, an nampl1· of JWll'r gi, ing 11p on )Ollr dn'am,. I lanwd didn't get hi, dn·am inl<'rn,hip \I ith the \ Fl. tlw lir,t ,umnwr hi' appli!'d for it.\\ ith a ,<'rnnd lr)· 1lanH'd land,·d a $1.000 ,C'holar,hip and a summer intnn,hip II ith tlw \('11 )ork Cianh. \\ IH'n' lw got lo \\Ork" ith \\orl,kla-- athl,•te,. I Im ing a ga p )l'ar cnd<'d 11p bring a hi<'--ing in di,g11i,,· lwratt;(' it ga11· 1lanwd tirn,· lo horw hi, athl1·ti(' training ,kill, \I ith Ottcrlwin·, foothall tt·arn.

Sammer Hamed '21 stands on the field in MetLife Stadium as an athletic intern for the NFL's New York Giants. mailable option for ,,·nior, "itho11t a lot or pror1•-sional 1·,JH'rienn·. \lul('ah). a ')'-lem, 1•nginening major. \\Ork1·1l for Sam\ Cluh a, a ,1q,pl) ('hain intern arter ,lw gradual1·d Ottnlwin. That intnn,hip ju,l n·1·1·ntl) lurnl'd into a full-time joh.

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Meet our students' furry (and not so furry) friends around campus! By Katie Wegman '22

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When Tofu, an abandoned kitten, was brought into the veterinary clinic where Aleema Garfinkel '24 works in California, she welcomed him with open arms. Now, Tofu enjoys his life as Garfinkel's emotional support animal. Tofu loves going for walks around campus in his bright blue harness, but if it 's too sunny out, he walks with his eyes closed.

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pets_of_otterbein Morgan Kenner '24 doesn't just have one unique pet; she has three. Her hermit crabs Todo, Larry and Ray are her energetic and personable pets. Each hermit crab has his own unique personality. Todo is the most outgoing and loves to meet new people . Larry is a momma's boy, but likes to spend time with Kenner' s roommate. Ray is a very shy and small hermit crab who only likes to explore in the early morning or late at night. Hermit crabs are easy to care for and are very rewarding. Kenner likes to spend time letting them crawl around on her hand any time she needs a pick-me-up.

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Lincoln was a stray puppy running down the side of a highway in 2018 when Kenzie Bull '22 found him. According to the sheriff of the area, he had been wandering around for at least a few days. Bull couldn't leave this sweet puppy out on the highway, so she took him home, and the rest is history. Although Lincoln had a rough start, he's now thriving as a "campus-wide emotional support dog, " as Bull likes to say. Lincoln is known for his size and unique brindle coloring. A DNA test revealed where he got his handsome coat: Lincoln is 50 percent St. Bernard, 25 percent English mastiff and 25 percent French mastiff.

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pets_of_otterbein Harper is unique because she 's not just a pet; she's a service dog. Harper is trained to do many tasks and perform alerts for her owner and handler, Serena Esqueda ' 22. Esqueda trains Harper herself and has had her since she was a puppy. Service dogs are allowed in public spaces by law, so you may see Harper in class.

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Note : Service dogs are working animals, so if you spot Harper on campus, be sure to ask Esqueda before greeting her dog .

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